labradorduck Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 My friend and I are stumped- we can't figure out what bird this is! I was hiking near Buttermilk Falls in Columbia, NJ and I saw what looked like a migratory bird. The size of a catbird with a more full body and a slightly pointed head like a cardinal. Dark black body and white stomach and red spots under each wing. It was flying and flew into a small tree before flying away. I was unable to get a picture. It kind of sounded like, "Sooooweet!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Welcome to Whatbird! Was it a Cedar Waxwing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labradorduck Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Unfortunately no, the red spots under the wings were about 1-2 inches big and the body was mainly dark gray/black and had a white stomach! thank you, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Wild guess, but your description of the call made me think of Eastern Towhee: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labradorduck Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Wow, yes, I think that was it - an Eastern Towhee!!! Thank you so much! https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allaboutbirds.org%2Fguide%2Fassets%2Fphoto%2F64991941-480px.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allaboutbirds.org%2Fguide%2FEastern_Towhee%2Fid&tbnid=2A6QdxKSIAl74M&vet=1&docid=A2vcyvcZIrkLAM&w=480&h=360&q=eastern towhee&hl=en-US&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Oh, I can't believe I didn't think about myself. Good call @HamRHead! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, akandula said: Oh, I can't believe I didn't think about myself. Good call @HamRHead! The closest thing I could think of was a young American Robin. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/218248131 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 30 minutes ago, akandula said: Oh, I can't believe I didn't think about myself. Good call @HamRHead! I wonder if you did what I did, interpreting 'red spots under each wing' to mean 'wingpits visible in flight' (I can never remember the anatomical name for this area). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: I wonder if you did what I did, interpreting 'red spots under each wing' to mean 'wingpits visible in flight' (I can never remember the anatomical name for this area). Axillaries? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Kevin said: Axillaries? Thanks! Now let's see if I can remember it! They say that's easiest if you use the word in a sentence. Let's see ... "I'm going to shave my axillaries and put on deodorant." Edited May 26, 2020 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, akandula said: Oh, I can't believe I didn't think about myself. Good call @HamRHead! And it's your profile photo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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